Test Your Knowledge

Now let's test your. knowledge. Imagine that you are a help$-$desk analyst reading your organization's abuse e$-$mail account as co$-$workers send in suspicious messages. Look at each of the following messages and then determine whether you think they are legitimate or suspicious. Print out the answer page at the end of the lab for recording your answers.

For each suspicious message, explain why you think it fails the "smell test."

Here is a handy list you can use when evaluating each of the following example e$-$mails:

The message asks for sensitive information.

The message does not contain your correct name; other details are incorrect as well.

The address does not look authentic.

There are misspelled words and improper grammar.

The message forces you to a web page.

The message has an attachment that is not expected.

Links in the message seem suspicious.

The message requests that you send money.

Lab$1$ submission requirements $(56$ points$)$

The Ethics Considerations in IT exercises has a self$-$reflection exercise. The Detecting Phishing Attacks includes written response pages.

Students receive a point apiece for identifying each of the following elements in the $10$ example e$-$mails listed in the "Test Your Knowledge" section of the lab.

$\backslash$table$[[$Example $1,$Dropbox Transfer$],[4$ Points,$],[4$ Points,$],[4$ Points,$],[$Example $2,$Congratulations you have won$],[4$ Points,$],[4$ Points,$],[4$ Points,$],[4$ Points,$],[$Example $3,$Bears Moving Co Booking Confirmation$],[4$ Points,$],[$Example $4,$Sextortion E$-$mail$],[4$ Points,$],[4$ Points,$],[4$ Points,$],[$Example $5,$Payment Advice Notification$],[4$ Points,$],[4$ Points,$]]$

Example $1$

From: Dropbox Transfer

no$-$reply@dropbox.com

Sent: Thursday, January $21,20212$:$26$ PM

To: Michael Whitman

mwhitman@kennesaw.edu

Subject: $[$EXTERNAL$]$ Mike Neff sent you some files

DropboxTransfer

Mike Neff sent you Statement Review From Mike Neff$\_$State Security.pdf

You can download these files now or until $1/28/2021.$

Questions? Ask Mike $($

mike.neff@state$-$security.com$)$

$$

Here's what they sent you

$1$ item. $113$ KB

$$ Statement Review From Mike Neff$\_$State Security.pdf $113\mathrm{.}16KB$

Example $2$

$[$EXTERNAL$]$ Congratulations you have won

Congratulations you have won the usa mega millions email lottery.attachments$-$below is your winner prize information view the procedures on how to claim your prize

TJDKHDLUSQQJMNMFTOKXIZTYHLJKDLHSBXGIQQ